Buying / Procurement Officer Interview Question:

Basic Buying / Procurement Officer Job Interview Questions:

Submitted by: Muhammad

☛ What tools do you use to keep track of progress on your projects?
☛ What are your career goals?
☛ What type of experience do you have in creating budgets?
☛ How do you prioritize your work?
☛ If we buy a customized product from a single source, how will you know if the price is fair?
☛ How would your former employer describe you?
☛ Give an example when you have had a dispute with a supplier? How did you handle it?
☛ What is the most difficult situation you have had to face and how did you tackle it?
☛ What do you enjoy about this industry?
☛ What kind of work environment do you thrive in?
☛ Do you work well on a team or prefer to work independently?
☛ What kind of pressures have you encountered at work?
☛ Why are you the best purchasing manager for us?
☛ How will you go about determining this company's purchasing patterns?
☛ When will your current project be completed, or when will be the next logical time to be able to leave on good terms with your team?
☛ How do you ensure successful tracking of inventory?
☛ Have you completed your Bachelor's Degree in Supply Management or Operations Management? If not, are you interested in obtaining your degree?
☛ Are you a CPM (Certified Purchasing Manager)?
☛ If hired, how long do you plan on working for us?
☛ When have you had to change suppliers due to poor quality of their product?
☛ Do you manage your time well?
☛ How do you handle stressful situations?
☛ Give an example of how you dealt with a supplier who did not deliver on the agreed upon date?
☛ Do you have experience visiting a suppliers plant before purchasing? What are the things you are looking for when considering their products?
☛ Are you open and available to travel for work?
☛ What steps do you take to determine whether or not a price the suppler is offering is reasonable?
☛ When have you negotiated a much lower price with a supplier?
☛ What makes a great Purchasing Manager?
☛ Tell me what you know about us.
☛ Why did you choose to apply at our company?
☛ Tell me something about yourself that I wouldn't know from reading your resume.
☛ If hired, how do you intend on making a difference with our company?
☛ What aspect of supervision do you find most difficult?
☛ Do you have managing experience?
☛ What techniques do you use in motivating employees?
☛ Tell us about your experience in negotiations.
☛ What are your long term goals as a purchasing manager?
☛ If you could change one aspect of the purchasing process, what would you change?
☛ What will bring purchasing to the C-Level dialog?
Submitted by: Muhammad